On April 10 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT), Imelda’s maximum sustained winds were near 70 knots (80.5 mph/129.6 kph), making it a category one Cyclone. Imelda was centered near 12.1 south latitude and 58.2 east longitude, about 570 nautical miles north-northeast of La Reunion.

Imelda is moving to the west-southwest at 4 knots (4.6 mph/7.4 kph) and has slowed in forward movement. The cyclone is moving around the northwestern edge of a ridge (elongated area) of high pressure and is in an area of light wind shear. A trough of low pressure is expected to push Imelda to the southeast.